Reviewers do matter

Reviewers do matter

The publication of robust scientific articles is the most important mission for editors. Editors should bear in mind that their selections can contribute to the progress of science and their selections should be shared with all relevant parties. We cannot deny that skepticism is a step toward advancement. To resist established concepts, a pioneer may face much resistance. New findings should be...

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Do Workers\' Remittances Matter for the Egyptian Economy?

Workers’ remittances constitute one of the most important sources of external finance for many developing countries. Although it shows a decreasing trend in recent years, Egypt after 1970s with her regular and massive labor migration to abroad has been still one of the gainer countries on remittances across the world. Empirical studies that implemented for various countries reveal workers’ ...

Where do our reviewers come from?

In this issue we acknowledge the help of over 2,500 evaluating the importance of the research question and in reviewers who produced more than 10 000 reports since helping targeting key questions. we took office in June 1995. There is only limited What does this mean? We think it means that young information on the quality of such reports and on the way reviewers should be recruited by editors ...

Statistics, authors, and reviewers: the heart of the matter.

In 2004, when we proposed guidelines for reporting statistics (3), we did so from the sole perspective of an author. But we recognize that all of us–authors and reviewers alike–must strive to use and report statistics in ways that are consistent with best practices (4). We also understand there is longstanding inertia that must be overcome before standard deviations, confidence intervals, and p...